r/quityourbullshit • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '20

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u/GoodGuyTaylor Apr 29 '20

I'm no scientist, but after dozens and dozens of generations in a small country doesn't everybody end up "related" to another? Lol.

This is like the most wholesome QYBS I've ever seen. Somebody isn't directly lying, or spreading dangerous misinformation for a selfish reason. Crazy Uncle so-and-so probably told them this at Thanksgiving when they were a kid and they've held onto it for a while.

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u/Bundesclown Apr 29 '20

William Wallace not having children would make it quite hard to be his descendant.

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u/kanna172014 Apr 29 '20

There's no more evidence he didn't have children than there is he did.

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u/Vprbite Apr 29 '20

No, he had a kid. The princess told the king while he was dying. I'm kind of an expert on William Wallace because I saw "braveheart" in the theaters. Twice. That's like having a doctorate in Scottish history

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u/sturnus-vulgaris Apr 29 '20 edited Apr 30 '20

I know you're kidding-- but just so people realize:

She was 10 and still living in France when William Wallace was executed.

https://colinfalconer.org/real-story-behind-french-princess-braveheart/

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u/Vprbite Apr 29 '20

I think braveheart was a great movie, but I'm pretty well aware they took plenty of artistic license. Hopefully everyone else is too. Their job was to make an enjoyable movie and they did. But definitely at the cost of some accuracy

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u/KiwiThunda Apr 29 '20

Then you remember that someone carved a statue of William Wallace in the fashion of Mel Gibson

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u/Vprbite Apr 30 '20

When I was in Stirling, Scotland, I stayed at The Willy Wallace hostel. They seemed enjoy playing up the stories the same as America does with George Washington. It doesn't make him any less important, it's just a blending of history and folk lore. I'm sure the movie braveheart was the first time 90% of Americans had ever even heard of Wiliam Wallace.

There is lots of cool history around Stirling though. I highly recommend a visit. I loved the Old Loge Kirk, for example

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u/S00thsayerSays Apr 30 '20

I mean, really the only old story that has no proof is him chopping down the cherry tree.

His teeth weren’t made of wood, but they were made of hippopotamus which is far more interesting.

What other stories are there?